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"Chuck" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Namely those that best combine price, upgradeability, and features?
>
> More interested in stability than overclocking, but wont rule out an OC if
> its *really* worth it.
>
> I'll take either an Athlon or a P4 board as I'm basically starting from
> scratch this time around.
>
> Would like (but I'm not married to it) onboard nic and soundcard, unless
> that would hamper speed/effectiveness...
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck
>
>
>

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THE board of the moment is the Abit NF7-S2 - beats the Epoxes hollow.
THE chip of the moment is the Duron 1.6 Applebred, which on the NF7 achieves
250 x 10.
It's basically a Barton core with 192/256k cache disabled - but a simple L2
mod re-enables it.
It's also half the price of a 2500+
Unbeatable combo.
Get some TwinMOS CH-5 or Samsung-chip memory.

"Chuck" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Namely those that best combine price, upgradeability, and features?
>
> More interested in stability than overclocking, but wont rule out an OC if
> its *really* worth it.
>
> I'll take either an Athlon or a P4 board as I'm basically starting from
> scratch this time around.
>
> Would like (but I'm not married to it) onboard nic and soundcard, unless
> that would hamper speed/effectiveness...
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck
>
>
>

Can't agree there. Sure, these mods are fun, but in at least some cases
it won't work (cause the cache is defective). And you're wrong that it's
a Barton core, it's a Thoroughbred (Barton's have 512KB cache).
Basically, the Duron 1.6 is a Athlon XP (Thoroughbred) 1900 with
disabled (possibly defective) 3/4 cache. Since Athlon XP 1900 isn't
really that much more expensive, I'd rather suggest that, unless you do
modding as a hobby or really need to save that 15 USD. (Or, if you want
to spend a bit more, the XP (Barton) 2500 still offers excellent value
for the money and overclocks reasonably well usually.)

Usenetter wrote:
> THE board of the moment is the Abit NF7-S2 - beats the Epoxes hollow.
> THE chip of the moment is the Duron 1.6 Applebred, which on the NF7 achieves
> 250 x 10.
> It's basically a Barton core with 192/256k cache disabled - but a simple L2
> mod re-enables it.
> It's also half the price of a 2500+
> Unbeatable combo.
> Get some TwinMOS CH-5 or Samsung-chip memory.
>
>
> "Chuck" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>Namely those that best combine price, upgradeability, and features?
>>
>>More interested in stability than overclocking, but wont rule out an OC if
>>its *really* worth it.
>>
>>I'll take either an Athlon or a P4 board as I'm basically starting from
>>scratch this time around.
>>
>>Would like (but I'm not married to it) onboard nic and soundcard, unless
>>that would hamper speed/effectiveness...
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

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